Selling a parent's house is hard. The belongings, the memories, the siblings who all want different things. There's no rush to sort through their things. You don't have to do that to move forward. Take what's sentimental, leave the rest, walk.
When mom or dad passes, the house in Brooklyn becomes a problem. Maybe siblings can't agree. Maybe nobody wants to spend a year cleaning it out. Maybe Kings County property taxes are due and nobody's paying. Tony buys it now, in any state of affairs.
The kind of two family property Tony has bought in Brooklyn.
Kings County (Brooklyn) is brownstones, multi-families, and pre-war apartment stock. Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Flatbush, Bushwick, East New York all have heavy inherited-property volume.
NYC property taxes use Class 1 (1-3 family) assessment that lags market value significantly. Effective rates vary by class but typically 0.8-1.5%.
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Tell Tony where the house is and what shape it's in. Get a cash number on the same call. Pick a closing date.
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Kings County probate timelines vary by county and complexity. Simple estates can move in 4-6 months; contested ones take a year or more. Tony works at any stage: pre-probate (with an executor), in probate (with court approval), or post-probate (clean title). Most Brooklyn inherited deals close while the estate is still open.
Brooklyn brownstones and multi-families — especially in Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, and Flatbush — are core Tony purchases. Inherited from grandparents, full of decades of belongings, occupied or vacant: Tony buys. Beyond the brownstone belt the stock shifts to attached 1920s-30s brick rowhouses in Canarsie and Flatlands, frame two- and three-families in East New York and Bushwick, six-story pre-war walk-ups along Ocean Avenue and Eastern Parkway, and limestone rows in Bay Ridge.
Most Brooklyn calls to Tony start with a death certificate. A parent or grandparent bought the house in the 1960s or 70s, four or five heirs now own it together, and the one who still lives there can't buy the others out. Add a rent-paying tenant on the parlor floor, a stack of HPD and DOB violations, and an unpaid water bill heading toward the City's lien sale, and a broker listing turns into a year-long project. Tony deals with all of it as-is: the tenants stay, the violations transfer, and the belongings can stay in the house. He gives one number on the phone and closes on the date the family picks.
Every Brooklyn closing uses attorneys on both sides, and the seller customarily pays the NYC Real Property Transfer Tax (1% up to $500,000, 1.425% above) plus the 0.4% New York State transfer tax; Tony nets those into his offer. Estates go through Kings County Surrogate's Court, which can take months to issue letters — Tony can sign a contract with the executor while that runs. Because Tony pays cash there is no appraisal, no bank underwriting, and no lender demanding that violations be cleared before closing.
Every cash buyer, Tony included, starts from the same three numbers: what the house would sell for fully renovated, what it costs to get it there, and how long that takes. The offer is that finished value minus the repairs, minus the buyer's resale costs and margin. In practice that lands most cash offers somewhere around 70–85% of the renovated value, less repairs. The honest comparison is not against a renovated house's list price — it is against what you would actually net from a NY listing after commission, repairs, and months of carrying costs.
| Line item | List with an agent | Sell to Tony |
|---|---|---|
| What the house would sell for fully renovated | $400,000 | $400,000 |
| Repairs a retail buyer's lender will demand | − $45,000 | Tony's problem |
| Agent commission (5–6%) | − $20,000 to $24,000 | $0 |
| Inspection credits, seller closing costs, concessions | − $8,000 to $12,000 | $0 |
| Taxes, insurance, mortgage, utilities while you wait (3–6 months) | − $9,000 to $15,000 | $0 |
| Time to cash in hand | 4 to 7 months | 7 to 14 days |
| What you actually walk away with | ≈ $305,000 to $318,000 | Tony's number, in full, on your date |
Whether Tony's number beats that listing net depends on the house. On a move-in-ready home in a hot NYmarket it usually will not, and Tony will tell you to list. On a house that needs work, has tenants, sits in an estate, or carries violations — the houses retail buyers cannot finance — it is often close, and the seven-day timeline is the difference. Call 1-908-768-4759, get the number, and compare it yourself.
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In most cases, yes. The executor or administrator (with court authority) can sign. Tony's title company handles the documentation. Many Brooklyn inherited deals close before probate fully concludes.
Tony makes one offer; the title company splits proceeds per the estate documents or your written agreement. Heirs can be in different states, different countries — sign remotely with a notary or e-sign service. Kings County title companies handle this routinely.
Yes. Take what's sentimental — photo albums, jewelry, anything that matters. Leave the rest. Tony's crew clears the property after closing. You don't have to spend weekends sorting through a lifetime of stuff.
Tony's title company pays them at closing out of the proceeds. Same with utility bills, HOA dues, lien notices. You walk away clean.
If the estate is straightforward, often no. If it's contested, complex, or has out-of-state assets, an attorney is wise. Tony works alongside whatever attorney you have or refers you to Brooklyn-area probate attorneys when needed.
Yes — from Greenpoint to Coney Island. The bulk of his Brooklyn work is in Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, Flatbush, East Flatbush, Bushwick, East New York, Brownsville, and Canarsie, but he buys in Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Sheepshead Bay, and every other section too. Brownstone, frame two-family, attached brick row, co-op, or condo: call with the address and he'll give you a number.
Yes. Back taxes and DEP water charges are paid off out of the sale proceeds at the closing table, and if a lien has already been sold to the City's lien trust the title company gets a payoff and clears it. You don't need to catch up first. Tony's offer accounts for the payoff so the number you hear is your real net.
Every owner on the deed (or the estate's executor or administrator) has to sign, but you don't have to be in the same room or even the same state. Tony's title company handles remote and out-of-state signings routinely. If one heir wants to stay, Tony has structured deals where that person keeps an apartment as a tenant after closing.
Yes, occupied. Tony takes over the leases at closing — rent-stabilized, month-to-month, or a family member paying nothing. No buyout, no eviction, no vacancy required. He'll ask the unit count and current rents so his offer reflects what's actually there.
Inherited a Brooklyn house and stuck on what to do? Call Tony at 1-908-768-4759. Cash, as-is, with everything still inside.
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Tell Tony where the house is and what shape it's in. Get a cash number on the same call. Pick a closing date.
7 days a week, 8 AM to 9 PM Eastern.
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